Shipping and display carton



May 4, 1943. E. c. BERG SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CARTON Filed Feb. 16, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l @wmdew M%WW May 4, 1943. E. c. BERG SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CARTON 2 Sheets-sheaf 2 Filed Feb. 16, 1940 Patented May 4, 1943 U N l TED STAT ES SHIPPING AND DISPLAY CARTON Edward C. Berg, Chicago, Ill., assignor to Ace Carton Corporation, Cicero, Ill., a-corporation of Illinois Application February 16, 1940, Serial No. 319,243

(Cl. QM-44) '8'Claims.

This invention relates to 'a shipping and display carton and has special reference to a'means for shipping and displaying articles of merchandise such as packaged golf balls or the like.

More particularly, this invention relates to .a ship ing and display carton capable of containing aplurality of articles of merchandise comprising a main body portion forming a bottom with end and side walls extending upwardly therefrom and having an article-holding compartment spaced from the side walls thereof, there being a closure member for covering the top of the compartment of the main body portion with flaps extending angularly from the edges of the closure to form 'side and end walls for the compartment when the closure is in position thereover. Certain of the flaps extending from the edges of the closure are of greater length than the height of the side and end walls extending from the main body portion so that the merchandise containing compartment extends above the top of the side walls of the carton.

It is highly desirable that merchandise such, for example, as golf balls be attractively displayed in order that the attention of prospective purchasers be directed thereto in order to promote sales. In the usual shipping cartons the side walls of the carton extend upwardly a height sufficient to bound wholly the merchandise contained therein. In using such a carton for purposes of display, only the closure for the upper end of the box is removed and the tops of the merchandise contained therein may be viewed by the prospective purchaser. In the present shipping "and display carton when the closure is removed from the compartment containing "the merchandise, a substantial portion of the height of the merchandise is also exposed to view because the side walls and one end wall opposite to the connected end wall do not extend to the full height of the compartment.

In the type of package for containing golf balls or the like shown and described in my copending application Serial No. 292,207, filed August 28, 1939, now Patent No. 2,313,718, issued March 16, 1943, and assigned to the assignee of the present application, a very substantial portion of the merchandise contained therein is exposed to View. In the usual shipping carton a great deal of the advertising matter on the packages would be lost to view as well as a substantial portion of the merchandise contained in the individual pack ages. In the present invention the shipping and display carton presents for View a very substan--v tial portion of the advertising matter on the package as Well as "the merchandise contained therein.

The present invention also contemplates an arrangement whereby the closure member may be employed for advertising display, the closure being held in a position for display by the articles of merchandise contained in the carton. While normally the'closure member is arranged to provide top, end and side walls for the compartment disposed intermediate the width of the carton, when the closure member is folded in position for display purposes the portions thereof forming the side walls are extended to the full width of the carton to make available a'maximum space for advertising display material.

The present invention has also for an object the formation of a shipping and display carton formed from a single blank of sheet material in which various sections are scored to provide lines of fold wherebyan intermediate compartment is formed between side compartments with the intermediate compartment being greater in height than the side compartments.

One of the objects -of this invention is to 'provide a carton of the character indicated above for shipping and displaying merchandise, the carton being of a type whereby the merchandise contained therein may be displayed 'to full advantage.

Another object of this invention is to provide a carton of the type hereinabove mentioned wherein it may be formed inexpensively of a single sheet of material, may be readily stored in a flattened condition takingup a minimum of space, and may be formed conveniently and expeditiously into a condition for housing merchandise.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will hereinafter be more particularly pointed out and, for a more "complete understanding of the characteristic features of this invention, refermice may now be had to the following description when taken together'with the accompanying drawings, in which latter:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a shipping and display carton embodying the features of this invention, the carton being shown in condition for shipping;

Fig. 2 is a View similar to Fig. 1 showing the carton in condition for display;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged, central, longitudinal, sectional view taken on the line 3-4 of Fig. 1.;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged, transverse, sectional view taken on theline 4---4 of Fig. 1;,

Fig. 5 is a one-piece blank for forming the shipping and display carton of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is an enlarged, sectional View with an intermediate portion broken away taken on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the shipping and display carton embodying the features of this invention is shown as comprising a one-piece blank, illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings, having a section I forming the main body portion or bottom of the carton. Sections II and I2 extend from each of the opposite ends of the bottom section I0 to form end walls of the carton with tuck flaps Ila and Ilb, and I2a and I2b extending respectively from each end edge of the end wall sections II and I2. The end wall section I I is preferably of greater height than the end wall section I2 over a major intermediate portion thereof.

A section I3 is disposed adjacent the end wall section I I and forms the top of a compartment A the bottom of which is formed by the section Ill. Sections I4, I5 and I6 extend from the free edges of the closure section I3 to form side Walls and an end wall for the compartment A of which the closure section I3 and the section I 0 form top and bottom. Sections I1 and I8 are disposed adjacent the end wall I2 of the carton, the sections being suitably scored for forming into side walls of the carton as will hereinafter be more particularly recited. A section I9 is disposed ad-v jacent the sections I1 and I8 and is provided with paste on one side thereof to act as a securing strip for fixed attachment to a paste-applied portion of the end wall I I.

Each of the sections I l and I8 are provided with longitudinal score lines bounding a top 20, side walls 2I and 22, and tuck flaps 23 and 24 which, when folded on the score lines, provide end compartments B and C as shown more particularly in Fig. 4. The opposed side walls 2I and 22 of sections I8 and I1, respectively, also form a portion of the side walls of the intermediate merchandise-containing compartment A adjacent to which the sections I5 and I4, respectively, are disposed when the carton is in a folded condition for purposes of shipping. The side walls 2| and 22 together with their tuck flaps 23 and 24, respectively, of each of the sections I1 and I8 are cut from the single blank of sheet material from which the carton is formed and the top wall of each of the compartments is formed continuous with the end wall I2 and the paste flap or strip I 9.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 1, the carton is shown in a folded condition for shipping, the merchandise being disposed in the intermediate compartment A bounded by the closure I3, opposed side walls I4 and I5, adjacently disposed end walls I21 and I6, and the end wall I I. The end wall II is, as has been previously mentioned substantially greater in height than the opposite end wall I2 but the section I6 is of substantially the same height as the end wall II so as to space the closure I3 uniformly from the bottom III in order that the compartment A be of uniform height throughout the length thereof. The end wall I6 is received within the end wall l2 of the'carton and the side walls I4 and I5 are received within the space bounded by the end compartments B and 0 adjacent the walls 22 and 2I thereof, respectively. The center or intermediate compartment A, therefore, extends above the top level of the end compartments and the height to which 1 and 2 extends about an arc of a circle or, as is readily apparent, may be formed of any configuration in keeping with the message to be displayed thereon. For example, the slit portion may outline any fanciful figure D such as the configuration of the merchandise to which attention may be directed so that when in a folded condition along the scored portion I5 the material bounded by the slit may extend above the folded portion in an attractive manner, giving height to the advertising display and yet providing a doubled-over portion, adding reinforcement to the display. I

The section It is preferably disposed between the articles of merchandise 2'! and the end wall Y I I when in position for display so that the closure carrying a message is fixedly positioned against accidental displacement. The articles of merchandise 21 are displayed prominently in a condition partially exposed from the main body portion of the carton in order that the merchandise is brought to the attention of prospective purchasers for promoting sales. The cover extends above the merchandise to carry a message and direct attention to the displayed merchandise.

While but a single embodiment of this invention is herein shown and described,-it is to be understood that various modifications thereof may be apparent to those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope'of this invention and, therefore, the same is only to be limited by the scope of the prior art and the appended claims.

I I claim:

. l. A shipping, and display carton capable of containing a plurality of articles of merchandise comprising a, main body portion forming a bottom with end and side walls extending upwardly therefrom and having an article-holding cornpartment for receiving articles of greater height than said side walls, said compartment including side walls spaced inwardly from and of substantially the same height as the side walls of said carton, a closure member for covering the top of the compartment of said main body portion, and flaps extending angularly from the edges of said closure forming continuations of the side and end walls for said compartment when said closure is in position thereover, at least certain of said flaps being of greater length than the height of said side and end walls extending from said main body portion.

2. A shipping and display carton capable of tion for said compartment when said closure is in position thereover.

3. A shipping and display carton capable of containing a plurality of articles of merchandise comprising a main body portion having an article-holding compartment for receivin articles of greater height than said side walls, said compartment including side walls spaced from the side Walls of said carton, a closure member hinged to an end wall of said main body portion, saidend wall being greater in height than said side walls whereby said closure member may overlie said articles of greater height, and flaps extending from the free edges of said closure forming continuations of said side walls of said compartment and an end wall portion for said compartment when said closure is in position thereover, at least one of said flaps being of substantially the height of said end wall of greater height to space said closure uniformly over said compartment.

4. A shipping and display carton capable of containing a plurality of articles of merchandise comprising a main body portien having closed side compartments bounding an intermediate open-top article-holding compartment for receiving articles of greater height than said side compartments, a closure member hinged to an end wall of said main body portion for covering said open-top compartment, said end wall being greater in height than said side compartments, and flaps extending from the free edges of said closure forming side wall portions and an end wall portion for said open-top compartment when said closure is in position thereover, at least one of said flaps being of substantially the height of said end wall of greater height to space said closure uniformly over said intermediate compartment.

5. A shipping and display carton capable of containing a plurality of articles of merchandise comprising a main body portion forming the bottom of said carton, walls extending upwardly from the opposed end edges thereof, strips extending between and secured to opposed end walls at the upper edges thereof, said strips being disposed in a spaced relation, flaps hinged to the free edges of each of said strips, the outer flaps of each of said strips forming side walls for said carton and the inner flaps forming side walls of compartments covered by said strips, tuck flaps on the free edges of each of said flaps for releasably holding said flaps in position as wall members, said compartments being spaced to form an open-top article-holding compartment, a closure member hinged to one of said end walls of said main body portion, said end wall being greater in height than said side walls, and flaps extending from the free edges of said closure forming side wall portions and an end Wall portion for said article-holding compartment when said closure is in position thereover.

6. A shipping and display carton formed from a single blank of sheet material comprising a section forming the bottom of a compartment capable of containing a plurality of articles of merchandise, a section extending on each of the opposite ends of said bottom section forming end walls of said carton, one of said end wall sections being of greater height than the other thereof, a section adjacent said end wall section of greater height forming a closure for said compartment,

sections adjacent the free edges of said closure section forming side wall portions and an end wall portion for said compartment, and a section adjacent said end wall of lesser height forming side walls of said carton of substantially the same height as said end wall of lesser height, whereby said closure section and said sections on the free edges thereof provide a closed compartment of greater height than the height of said side walls of said carton intermediately thereof.

7. A shipping and display carton formed from a single blank of sheet material comprising a section forming the bottom of a compartment capable of containing a plurality of articles of merchandise, a section extending on each of the opposite ends of said bottom section forming end walls of said carton, a tuck flap on each end edge of said end wall sections, one of said end wall sections being of greater height than the other thereof, a section adjacent said end wall section of greater height forming a closure for said compartment, sections adjacent the free edges of said closure section forming side wall portions and an end wall portion for said compartment, and a section adjacent said end wall of lesser height forming side walls of said carton of substantially the same height as said end wall of lesser height, whereby said closure and said sections on the free edges thereof provide a closed compartment of greater height than said side walls of said carton intermediately thereof, each of said side walls being formed of adjacent sections providing top, bottom, and side walls of a box-like compartment.

8. A shipping and display carton comprising a main body portion forming the bottom of said carton, opposed side and end walls extending upwardly from the respective opposed side and end edges thereof, a plurality of strips extending between said opposed end walls and integral with one of said end walls, said strips extending adjacent the upper edges of said side Walls and being spaced from each other to define with said end walls an article-holding compartment, a closure member for said compartment connected to one of said end walls, said one end wall being of greater height than said side walls and the other end wall, and flaps on the free edges of said closure adapted to extend into the space between said strips to form side and end wall portions for said compartment whensaid closure is in position thereover, at least one of said flaps being of substantially the same height as said one end wall to provide a closed article-holding compart ment of greater height than the side walls of said carton.

EDWARD C. BERG. 

